February 2013 EHV-1 Info and Updates

February 2013 EHV-1 Info and Updates

We’re sure most of you have heard about the EHV-1 cases at HITS in Ocala, FL.  Below is the information we have received from the South Carolina and Florida state veterinarians regarding how they’re handling the cases. For daily updates from Florida visit:...
Embryo Transfer Q&A

Embryo Transfer Q&A

Veterinary Q&A: Embryo Transfers Dr. Sabrina Jacobs, of Performance Equine Vets in Aiken, recently took time out of her busy schedule to offer insights and advice on using Embryo Transfers to improve a breeding operation. In a Q&A interview with The Aiken...

10 tips for Fighting Fungus-infected Fescue

10 tips for Fighting Fungus-infected Fescue   Tall fescue is a grass which grows on over 35 million acres of land in the United States.  As many as 700,000 horses may graze fescue pastures or be fed fescue hay each year.  Many of these pastures contain fescue...

10 Tips for Choosing the Best Hay for Your Horse

10 Tips for Choosing the Best Hay for Your Horse     High-quality hay can be an important source of essential nutrients in your horse’s diet. A horse’s protein and energy requirements depend on age, stage of development, metabolism and workload. A mature horse will...

10 Tips for Caring for the Older Horse

10 Tips for Caring for the Older Horse   Because of advances in nutrition, management and health care, horses are living longer, more useful lives. It’s not uncommon to find horses and ponies living well into their 20s and 30s.  While genetics play a role in...